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1978Final results

1978 election for Montana House District 66

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Gerald R. Kessler (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Ab Guthrie (R) by 10.4 points.

Gerald R. KesslerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%1,445
Ab GuthrieRepublican
44.8%1,173
2,618 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+10.41978D+1.91980D+13.91982D+27.51984D+15.01986D+3.91988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET